Word · Frequency #10362
obituary
讣告；讣闻
核心释义
a notice of someone's death, usually including a short biography
- 1.
(尤指报纸等出版物上的)讣告；也(旧义)指报纸上刊登死亡通知的栏目。
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
- 2.
关于某人去世的通知；通常包括简短的传记
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
- 3.
对最近去世者的简要传记(尤指知名人士),通常描述其生平与成就,尤以新闻出版物文章或新闻广播节目的形式呈现。
A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
- 4.
对某事结束的宣告或描述。
An announcement or description of the end of something.
(尤指报纸等出版物上的)讣告；也(旧义)指报纸上刊登死亡通知的栏目。；关于某人去世的通知；通常包括简短的传记；对最近去世者的简要传记(尤指知名人士),通常描述其生平与成就,尤以新闻出版物文章或新闻广播节目的形式呈现。；对某事结束的宣告或描述。；讣告
用法In use
She read the obituary in the morning paper and learned that her old teacher had passed away.
用法提示：obituary 是名词，指报纸上刊登的讣告。
After his grandfather died, he wrote a short obituary for the local newspaper.
用法提示：obituary 作名词，表示悼念死者的讣闻。
The library keeps old obituaries so people can trace their family history.
用法提示：obituaries 是 obituary 的复数形式，指多篇讣告。
write an obituary for sb
obituary 作“讣告”讲时是可数名词，通常指报纸或网站上发布的死亡启事，并常附带生平简介。
She wrote an obituary for her former professor.
她为以前的教授写了一篇讣告。
sb's obituary
也可以用 the obituary of sb，但名词所有格形式更简洁自然。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- write an obituary
- 写讣告
- She wrote an obituary for her former professor.她为以前的教授写了一篇讣告。
- publish an obituary
- 刊登讣告
- The local newspaper published an obituary for the retired mayor.当地报纸为这位退休市长刊登了讣告。
- obituary column
- 讣告栏
- Her death was announced in the newspaper's obituary column.她的死讯在报纸的讣告栏里公布了。
- read the obituaries
- 看讣告栏
- He reads the obituaries every morning with his coffee.他每天早上边喝咖啡边看讣告栏。
- obituary notice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 obituary 拆成 O-BIT-uary：报纸讣告栏常缩写为 OBIT，看到即知有人离世，记住 bit（人生片段）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：报纸或网站的讣告栏目、正式悼念材料 obituary 通常用于正式或书面语境，多指在报纸、网站等媒体上刊登的死亡通告，口语中较少直接使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed -uary words share the spelling and the final /-uˌɛri/ sound, but their stress falls on the first syllable, whereas obituary stresses the second syllable (/oʊˈbɪtʃuˌɛri/), so none is an exact rhyme. There are no common exact rhymes for obituary.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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